diff --git a/changedetectionio/__init__.py b/changedetectionio/__init__.py
index c2fe2b90..3b40bf2a 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/__init__.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/__init__.py
@@ -703,7 +703,14 @@ def changedetection_app(config=None, datastore_o=None):
                     return redirect(url_for('settings_page'))
 
             if form.validate():
-                datastore.data['settings']['application'].update(form.data['application'])
+                # Don't set password to False when a password is set - should be only removed with the `removepassword` button
+                app_update = dict(deepcopy(form.data['application']))
+
+                # Never update password with '' or False (Added by wtforms when not in submission)
+                if 'password' in app_update and not app_update['password']:
+                    del (app_update['password'])
+
+                datastore.data['settings']['application'].update(app_update)
                 datastore.data['settings']['requests'].update(form.data['requests'])
 
                 if not os.getenv("SALTED_PASS", False) and len(form.application.form.password.encrypted_password):
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_access_control.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_access_control.py
index 8b36923e..bb109982 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_access_control.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_access_control.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ def test_check_access_control(app, client):
         )
 
         assert b"Password protection enabled." in res.data
-        assert b"LOG OUT" not in res.data
 
         # Check we hit the login
         res = c.get(url_for("index"), follow_redirects=True)
@@ -38,7 +37,42 @@ def test_check_access_control(app, client):
             follow_redirects=True
         )
 
+        # Yes we are correctly logged in
         assert b"LOG OUT" in res.data
+
+        # 598 - Password should be set and not accidently removed
+        res = c.post(
+            url_for("settings_page"),
+            data={
+                  "requests-time_between_check-minutes": 180,
+                  'application-fetch_backend': "html_requests"},
+            follow_redirects=True
+        )
+
+        res = c.get(url_for("logout"),
+            follow_redirects=True)
+
+        res = c.get(url_for("settings_page"),
+            follow_redirects=True)
+
+
+        assert b"Login" in res.data
+
+        res = c.get(url_for("login"))
+        assert b"Login" in res.data
+
+
+        res = c.post(
+            url_for("login"),
+            data={"password": "foobar"},
+            follow_redirects=True
+        )
+
+        # Yes we are correctly logged in
+        assert b"LOG OUT" in res.data
+        return
+
+
         res = c.get(url_for("settings_page"))
 
         # Menu should be available now